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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-42 > Chapter-42-56 > 42-56-27SECTION 42-56-27
§ 42-56-27 Clothing and payment ofdischarged prisoners. – Whenever a prisoner shall be discharged he or she shall be decently clothed,and the director, or his or her designee, shall pay to him or her all moneyscredited to his or her account at the time of his or her discharge; provided,however, that in the case of every prisoner who shall have been sentenced formore than one year, the prisoner shall be paid not less than twenty dollars($20.00) at his or her discharge.
